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Opposes commercial development of open space unless absolutely necessary to meet the Town's needs.

Believes in preserving the natural aesthetics and outdoor serenity of Carefree. Opposes transforming small towns into "smart cities" with "densely packed" 5G transmitters and "hundreds of billions of microchips."

Believes in preserving the natural aesthetics and outdoor serenity of Carefree.

Believes collaboration is essential for the success of Public Services, including Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Community Building. Supports community-driven initiatives to enhance these services.

Believes collaboration is essential for the success of Public Services, including Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Community Building, and supports community-driven initiatives to enhance these services.

Opposes transforming small towns into "smart cities" with "densely packed" 5G transmitters and "hundreds of billions of microchips."

- Opposes commercial development of open space unless absolutely necessary to meet the Town's needs.
- Believes in preserving the natural aesthetics and outdoor serenity of Carefree.
- Believes collaboration is essential for the success of Public Services, including Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Community Building, and supports community-driven initiatives to enhance these services.
- Opposes transforming small towns into "smart cities" with "densely packed" 5G transmitters and "hundreds of billions of microchips."

Public Services

As of June 24, 2024, Nakisa Azizi’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Opposes the deployment of 5G technology, citing health risks and lack of demand. Believes localities should have the authority to reject small wireless facilities.

Opposes the deployment of 5G technology, citing health risks and lack of demand, and believes that localities should have the authority to reject small wireless facilities.

- Opposes the deployment of 5G technology, citing health risks and lack of demand, and believes that localities should have the authority to reject small wireless facilities.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Public Safety

Education

Supports strengthening the local economy by backing small businesses, farmer's markets, and co-ops to enhance community self-sufficiency.

- Supports strengthening the local economy by backing small businesses, farmer's markets, and co-ops to enhance community self-sufficiency.

Economy

Nakisa Azizi

Sotheby Realty

Believes in preserving Carefree’s small-town charm and unique character through public services. Supports enhancing libraries, parks, recreation, and community building to maintain the desert community's appeal.

Believes in preserving Carefree’s small-town charm and unique character through public services such as enhancing libraries, parks, recreation, and community building to maintain the desert community's appeal.

Believes in fostering a strong relationship between the town and residents by incorporating community input into decisions affecting public services. Plans to address residents' concerns to ensure community-driven decision-making.

Believes in fostering a strong relationship between the town and residents by incorporating community input into decisions affecting public services through addressing residents' concerns to ensure community-driven decision-making.

- Believes in preserving Carefree’s small-town charm and unique character through public services such as enhancing libraries, parks, recreation, and community building to maintain the desert community's appeal.
- Believes in fostering a strong relationship between the town and residents by incorporating community input into decisions affecting public services through addressing residents' concerns to ensure community-driven decision-making.

Believes in developing architectural standards to create a cohesive and unique southwest desert community look and feel in the Town Center. Supports cohesive urban development and improved architectural standards for future projects.

Believes in developing architectural standards to create a cohesive and unique southwest desert community look and feel in the Town Center.

Believes new development should align with available water resources and emphasizes securing future water needs.

Supports cohesive urban development and improved architectural standards for future projects.

- Believes in developing architectural standards to create a cohesive and unique southwest desert community look and feel in the Town Center.
- Believes new development should align with available water resources and emphasizes securing future water needs.
- Supports cohesive urban development and improved architectural standards for future projects.

As of June 24, 2024, Colleen Rose-Scurti’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to work with officials to protect residents from increasing crime and traffic incidents.

- Plans to work with officials to protect residents from increasing crime and traffic incidents.

Believes the Town Council should be "fiscally responsible and transparent," spending carefully and ensuring a consistent revenue stream.

Believes in ensuring a "successful, vibrant, and growing" business community. Supports strong sales tax revenue as critical for the town's financial health.

Believes in ensuring a "successful, vibrant, and growing" business community, and sees a strong sales tax revenue as critical for the town's financial health.

- Believes the Town Council should be "fiscally responsible and transparent," spending carefully and ensuring a consistent revenue stream.
- Believes in ensuring a "successful, vibrant, and growing" business community, and sees a strong sales tax revenue as critical for the town's financial health.

Colleen Rose-Scurti

As of June 24, 2024, Diane Llyode Roth did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

Natural Resources & the Environment

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Plans to "help shape orderly growth and development while maintaining the character and spirit of the community."

- Plans to "help shape orderly growth and development while maintaining the character and spirit of the community."

As of June 24, 2024, Diane Llyode Roth did not have a website.

Diane Llyode Roth

Supports the preservation of open natural spaces.

- Supports the preservation of open natural spaces.

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Carefree Park

Wants to balance economic development and quality of life for residents.

Wants to emphasize transparency between the government and the community.

Wants to "build a strong economic infrastructure to provide prosperity and fiscal stability, eliminating the need for future taxation."

- Wants to balance economic development and quality of life for residents.
- Wants to emphasize transparency between the government and the community.
- Wants to "build a strong economic infrastructure to provide prosperity and fiscal stability, eliminating the need for future taxation."

Supports restoring "existing architecture to enhance the town and restore its “carefree” charm."

- Supports restoring "existing architecture to enhance the town and restore its “carefree” charm."

As of June 24, 2024, Lon Johnson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Prioritizes safety for residents and visitors.

- Prioritizes safety for residents and visitors.

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Lon Johnson

As of June 24, 2024, Stephen Hatcher did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

THE FOOTHILLS FOCUS, Carefree Town Council candidate: Stephen Hatcher

Town of Carefree, Staff

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Said during his 2022 campaign, he wants more collaboration in addressing town concerns, saying, "We really don’t distribute tasks to the council members."

Opposes measures to spend more on museums, arts, and culture in the community, saying, "we need businesses that can thrive all year and contribute to the economic viability of our town."

- Said during his 2022 campaign, he wants more collaboration in addressing town concerns, saying, "We really don’t distribute tasks to the council members."
- Opposes measures to spend more on museums, arts, and culture in the community, saying, "we need businesses that can thrive all year and contribute to the economic viability of our town."

As of June 24, 2024, Stephen Hatcher did not have a website or any information online.

Said during his 2022 campaign, he believes installing a new integrated piping system would be his "biggest accomplishment" while in town government.

Supports the town center revitalization project, saying he wants to "see more and clearer signage, more pedestrian friendly walkways, safer crosswalks, more convenient parking and some downtown renovations."

Wants to "develop the northeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway."

- Said during his 2022 campaign, he believes installing a new integrated piping system would be his "biggest accomplishment" while in town government.
- Supports the town center revitalization project, saying he wants to "see more and clearer signage, more pedestrian friendly walkways, safer crosswalks, more convenient parking and some downtown renovations."
- Wants to "develop the northeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway."

Stephen Hatcher

As of June 24, 2024, Vince D'Aliesio did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Mayor & Town Council

Who is on Carefree's Town Council? What to know

Our vision for the future

Said, "I support the addition of a Citizen Advisory Committee as a standing committee to provide input to Planning & Zoning and the Town Council on all future major developments in Carefree."

Supports addressing the increasing costs of public services.

Advocates collaboration with other Councilmembers and citizen feedback to serve the community.

- Said, "I support the addition of a Citizen Advisory Committee as a standing committee to provide input to Planning & Zoning and the Town Council on all future major developments in Carefree."
- Supports addressing the increasing costs of public services.
- Advocates collaboration with other Councilmembers and citizen feedback to serve the community.

As of June 24, 2024, Vince D'Aliesio did not have a website or any information online.

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Vince D'Aliesio

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